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Recent Studies Show Concerns With The Use of Tenofovir (Viread), Popular Drug in HIV Treatment

Tenofovir impairs enzyme that stops cells aging This study let us know that NRTI drugs, already known for causing the damage to mitochondrial DNA that leads to peripheral neuropathy, fat loss and some other side-effects, also exert an effect on cellular DNA, and that in this case tenofovir may be the drug to keep an …

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HIV, Active HCV, Low Income Tied to Shorter Telomeres, a Cellular Aging Marker

From Natap.org HIV, Active HCV, Low Income Tied to Shorter Telomeres, a Cellular Aging Marker3rd International Workshop on HIV and Aging, November 5-6, 2012, Baltimore Mark Mascolini HIV infection, active HCV infection, and income below $15,000 a year independently predicted shorter telomere length in a study of 229 HIV-positive people and 166 HIV-negative people in …

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Frailty & Muscle Loss Increase Mortality & Are Common in HIV+

Subject: NATAP/CROI: Frailty/Muscle Loss in HIV Increases Mortality & is Common NATAP https://natap.org/ _______________________________________________ Frailty & Muscle Loss Increase Mortality & Are Common in HIV+ from Jules Levin at CROI Live in Seattle. This poster session is a breakthrough in that it is identifying that muscle loss & frailty are fairly common in HIV+ persons & they …

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AIDS Nelson Vergel, AIDS expert, talks HIV and healthy aging by Kate Sosin, Windy City Times

https://bit.ly/lRCGbu AIDS Nelson Vergel, AIDS expert, talks HIV and healthy agingby Kate Sosin, Windy City Times2011-06-08 Nelson Vergel and Jeff Berry from TPAN. Photo by Kate Sosin Nelson Vergel is not what you think of when you say “AIDS over 50.”With hefty round muscles pushing out against a tight blue t-shirt and a lively demeanor, …

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Nelson’s lecture in Chicago addresses aging with HIV

COH talk addresses aging and HIV/AIDS by MATT SIMONETTE on Jun 5, 2011 • 10:05 am0 Comments and 0 Reactions CHICAGO – A long-time AIDS activist and author spoke May 31 at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, about recent breakthroughs in research and potential issues persons with HIV/AIDS might face as they get older. Matt Simonette Long-time AIDS activist …

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Mitochondrial damage in adipose tissue of untreated HIV-infected patients.

Naive patients not on treatment also have some changes in their mitochondria.  So boys and girls, take your carnitine, coenzyme q-10 and B vitamins to protect your tiny energy factories that seem to be affected by the virus and its treatments.  Decrease in mitochondria or its DNA has been linked to aging and other diseases. …

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Report from the Aging and HIV Workshop- Frailty

Today was the start of the first international workshop on Aging and HIV in Baltimore. The program was started by Dr L. Ferrucci who gave the first presentation on frailty. He works in geriatrics and presented general data from previous studies in the general aging HIV negative population. He presented compelling data that showed that …

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